TY - JOUR T1 - A daily physical activity programme increased the rate of weight gain and bone mass in preterm very low birth weight infants JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 74 LP - 74 DO - 10.1136/ebn.4.3.74 VL - 4 IS - 3 A2 - , Y1 - 2001/07/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/4/3/74.abstract N2 - Moyer-Mileur LJ, Brunstetter V, McNaught TP, et al.Daily physical activity program increases bone mineralization and growth in preterm very low birth weight infants.Pediatrics2000 Nov;106:1088–92OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text QUESTION: Is a daily physical activity programme effective in increasing body weight and bone mass in preterm very low birthweight infants? Randomised (unclear allocation concealment), blinded (unclear), controlled trial with a mean follow up of 25 days.A newborn intensive care unit in a university hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.32 healthy preterm infants (53% boys) who had birth weights between 800 and 1600 g (mean 1271 g), gestational age between 26 and 32 weeks (mean 30 wks), appropriate body size, were tolerating enteral feedings at ≥110 kcal/kg of body weight/day, and were not on medications other than appropriate vitamin supplements. Follow up was 100%.After stratification by birth weight and gestational age, infants were allocated to … ER -